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Dr. Ethan Grossman

Dr Ethan Grossman is an American scholar, pioneering researcher and a professor in the Geology and Geophysics department at Texas A&M University. He is the director of the Stable Isotope Geosciences Facility, and the Michel T. Halbouty Chair. Global Change and Paleoclimates, Stable isotope geochemistry, Clumped isotopes, Biogeochemistry and geomicrobiology of aquifer systems are areas of specialization which Dr. Grossman involves himself in. The research Dr. Grossman is pursuing is of high impact as it involves the application of stable and clumped isotopes to solve the Earth problems.

Dr Ethan Grossman

EDUCATION

Dr. Ethan Grossman completed his Bachelor of Science in Geology (magna cum laude) from the State University of New York at Albany in 1976. He achieved his PhD in Geochemistry from the University of Southern California in 1982 under Teh-Lung Ku as his supervisor. After completing his PhD with accolades, he joined Texas A&M University as Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology.

CAREER

Since 1982, Dr. Grossman played a key role in the Department of Geography at Texas A&M University (TAMU), initially joining as an assistant professor and then being promoted to associate professor in 1988 and Professor in 1994. Throughout his career, he demonstrated excellence in research and teaching. In 2002, he was appointed the Molly B. and Richard A. Williford Professor, a testament to his scholarly achievements and leadership on campus. His dedication to advancing knowledge in geology led to his appointment as the Michelle T. Halbouty Chair in Geography in 2010, a prestigious position he continues to hold distinctly. Beyond his academic accomplishments, Dr. Grossman actively contributed to the scientific community of extensive, he served as a visiting scholar at Pennsylvania State University in the fall of 2001 and administrative assignments at TAMU August 2007 to August 2008. He Served as Acting Executive Assistant Dean, Research and Assistant Dean in the College of Geosciences. In addition, he has exemplified the values of scholarly excellence, leadership, and dedication to education, leaving an indelible mark on the Department of Geology at TAMU and the broader scientific community.

AWARDS

Recognized for outstanding contributions to the field, he has achieved significant milestones throughout the esteemed career. His commitment to excellence in research and scholarly endeavors is evident through various accolades and recognitions, including being elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2018 and a Fellow of the Geological Society of America in 2007. His scholarly work has been widely acknowledged, being the 2nd place winner of the Gordon I. Atwarer Award for his research group's poster titled "Formation of Barrel Concretions around Methane Seepage Pathways in Upper Middle Eocene Shelf Sediments" in 2012, and his recieving of the Smithsonian Secretary's 2017 Research Award for the co-authoring of "Formation of the Isthmus of Panama". Furthermore, his dedication to academia is underscored by the receipt of the Dean's Distinguished Achievement Award for Faculty Research in 2005 and the prestigious Michel T. Halbouty Chair in Geology, which has been renewed multiple times, most recently in 2020.Such recognition highlights his significant contributions to the advancement of geological research and underscores his ongoing commitment to excellence in the field.

Recent Publications(2020-2023):

1. Baskoro*, A.S., Yu, A., and Grossman, E. L., 2023. Mass balance calculation for the Wolfcamp-Sourced hydrocarbon in Permian Delaware Basin: Insight on remaining recoverable resource and expulsion efficiency. Interpretations doi/abs/10.1190/int-2022-0119.1.
2. Perez-Beltran, S., Zaheer, W., Sun, Z., Defliese, W.F., Banerjee, S., and Grossman, E.L.^, 2023, Density functional theory and ab-initio molecular dynamics reveal atomistic mechanisms for carbonate clumped isotope reordering. Science Advances v. 9, no. 26  doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.adf1701.
3. Baskoro*, A.S., Baur, F., Yu, A., and Grossman, E. L., 2023, Source Rock Restoration Using a Multi-Well Inversion Approach Tested for the Wolfcamp Play in the Permian Delaware Basin of West Texas and New Mexico, Marine and Petroleum Geology doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106143.
4. Judd, E.J., Tierney, J.E, Huber, B.T. Wing , S.L., Lunt, D.J, Ford, H.L., Inglis, G.N., McClymont, E.L., O’Brien, C.L., Rattanasriampaipong, R., Si, W., Staitis, M.L., Thirumalai, K., Anagnostou, E., Cramwinckel, M.J., Dawson, R.R., Evans, D., Gray, W.R., Grossman, E.L., Henehan, M.J., Hupp, B.N., MacLeod, K.G. O’Connor, L.K., , S´anchez Montes, M.L., Song, H., and Zhang, Y.G., 2022, The PhanSST global database of Phanerozoic sea surface temperature proxy data. Scientific Data. doi: https://doi-org.srv-proxy1.library.tamu.edu/10.1038/s41597-022-01826-0
5. Grossman, E.L., and Joachimski, M.M., 2022. Ocean temperatures through the Phanerozoic Reassessed. Scientific Reports, v. 12, p. 1-13.
6. Barney*, B., and Grossman, E.L., 2022. Reassessment of ocean paleotemperatures during the Late Ordovician. Geology, v. 50, p. 572-576.
7. Figuerola#, B., Grossman, E.L., Lucey, N., Leonard, N.D., O'Dea, A., 2021. Millennial-scale change on a Caribbean reef system that experiences hypoxia.  Ecography, v. 44, p. 1270-1282.
8. Grossman, E.L., and Joachimski, M.M., 2020. Ch. 10. Oxygen isotope stratigraphy. In Gradstein, F.M., Ogg, J.G., Schmitz, M., and Ogg, G., eds., The Geologic Time Scale 2020, Elsevier, p. 279-307.
9. Legett*, S.A., Rasbury, E.T., Grossman, E.L., Hemming, N.G., and Penman, D.E., 2020. The brachiopod δ11B record across the Carboniferous-Permian climate transition. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 35, e2019PA003838. https://doi.org/ 10.1029/2019PA003838
10. Naylor*, H.N., #Defliese, W.F., Grossman, E.L., and Maupin, C.R., 2020. Investigation of the thermal history of the Delaware Basin (West Texas, USA) using carbonate clumped isotope thermometry. Basin Research, v. 32, p. 1140–1155.
11. Johnson*, D.L., Grossman, E.L., Webb, S.M., and Adkins, J., 2020. Brachiopod δ34SCAS microanalyses indicate a dynamic, climatically-influenced Permo-Carboniferous sulfur cycle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters , v. 546, p. 116428 //doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116428.

Dr. Grossman has been thoroughly active in publications of his research group and his own research within the field of geology and geophysics, and currently continues this work at Texas A&M University's Department of Geology and Geophysics.